meet up

Meaning

To encounter or gather with someone by arrangement. It is a common, friendly phrasal verb used when planning to see friends, family, or colleagues for a social activity.

Examples

• Let's meet up at the coffee shop around three o'clock.

  Let's meet up at the coffee shop around three o'clock.

• I'm going to meet up with some old high school friends tonight.

  I'm going to meet up with some old high school friends tonight.

• We should meet up sometime next week to catch up.

  We should meet up sometime next week to catch up.

• They decided to meet up in front of the cinema before the movie started.

  They decided to meet up in front of the cinema before the movie started.

• Where do you want to meet up after you finish work?

  Where do you want to meet up after you finish work?

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I will meet up my sister tomorrow.

  ✓ I will meet up with my sister tomorrow.

  If you specify the person you are meeting, you must include the preposition 'with' after 'meet up'.

• ✗ We met up us at the park.

  ✓ We met up at the park.

  'Meet up' is intransitive when used without 'with'. You do not need a reflexive or object pronoun like 'us'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Would you like to ___ for lunch this Friday?

  💡 To gather or see someone by arrangement.

  Show answer

  meet up

• I am planning to meet ___ with Sarah after class.

  💡 Complete the phrasal verb.

  Show answer

  up